JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL: BORDER MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND BIOMETRICS PLANS GET BACKING.

From: European Report | Date: November 29, 2003 | Copyright information

Border agency.

The Council adopted Conclusions stressing that while responsibility for managing the EU's external borders lies with the Member States, the creation of an agency to co-ordinate activities is "indispensable". It says the agency's core tasks should be: co-ordinating joint operations, helping the Member States train border guards, carrying out risk analyses and research, and providing technical support in organising repatriation missions. These are the same ...

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